Hat construction



P. J. XEROS HAT CONSTRUCTION Nov. 4, 1952 Filed March 12, 1951 1N VENTORwm W; 6

ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 4, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HATCONSTRUCTION Peter J. Xeros, Dallas, Tex.

Application March 12, 1951, Serial No. 215,086

1 Claim.

This invention relates to. a hat construction.

In the manufacture of hats, a sweat band conventionally formed ofleather is secured inside the crown of the hat and various means havebeen devised for securing the sweat band within the crown. Certain typesembody the use of stitching but such securing means results in thetransfer of moisture and oils by capillary attraction to the crown andthe latter becomes stained. Certain other types embody the use ofadhesive in place of stitching for securing the sweat band to the crown,but in such types the reed is encased in waterproof fabric, and the beadformed by the reed in the fabric projects slightly below the leathersweat band, and when the hat is pulled tight on the head the reed bindsunduly, particularly about the forehead.

It is, therefore, an object of this invention to provide a sweat bandand method and means for attaching the band to the hat so that moistureand oils will not pass through the band to the crown.

Another object of this invention is to provide a sweat band wherein thereed is encased within the leather band instead of the fabric attachingband, and a moistureproof fabric band is adhesively secured between theleather band and the inside of the crown.

In a modified form of this invention the reed is stitched into thereverted lower edge of the leather band, and the fabric band isvulcanized or otherwise adhesively secured to the leather band over thestitches.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in thearrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in thedrawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out inthe appended claim.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a fragmentary inner detailed elevation of a hat bandconstructed according to an embodiment of this invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary outer side elevation partly broken away and insection of a sweat band.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan view of the fabric band securing member.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view on an enlarged scale taken onthe line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view of a modified form of thisinvention.

Referring to the drawing the numeral I designates generally the crown ofa hat and the numeral Il designates the brim. The hat I0-II `thicknessat its lower portion by skiving one side of the band member I4 so thatthe lower edge of the band member I4 may be readily reverted or bentupwardly as indicated by the upward bent portion I5.

A reed I6 is disposed interiorly of the bend I5 and the reed I6 with thebend I5 are secured together and to the outer side of the body of theband member I4 by means of an adhesive Il. Preferably the adhesive I'I'is of the thermosetting type being moistureproof so that the adhesivewill not be affected by moisture from the head. The band member I4 isadapted to be secured interiorly of the crown I0 by means of a revertedfabric band I8. The band I8 comprises an inner wall IS which is securedby means of an adhesive 20 to the lower portion of the band I4 and tothe reverted portion I5 of band I4. The fabric band member I3 alsoincludes an outer wall 2| which is secured by means of an adhesive 22 tothe inner side of the crown l0. The bight or lower edge of the fabricband I8 is disposed at a point above the reed I6, and the reverted loweredge of the leather band I4 so that the reed I6 with the lower edge ofthe band I4 will be disposed in downwardly projecting relation below theattaching member I8, and the latter will normally hold the leather bandI4 at its lower edge out of contact with the juncture between the crownI0 and the brim II.

The adhesive 20 and 22 is also a thermosetting or waterproof adhesivewhich will not be affected by moisture or oils from the head. The fabricband member I8 is of the conventional type which is preferably glazed orcoated on one side thereof with a waterproof coating, and this glazedsurface of the attaching band I8 is preferably disposed between thewalls I9 and 2I.

In attaching the sweat band I2 within the crown I0 the attaching band I8may be initially secured by the adhesive 20 to the outer side oi theband member I4 which at this time is reverted at its lower edge with thereed I6 disposed in the loop formed by the reversion of the band memberI4. After the band member I8 has been secured to the band I4 the wall 2|may be secured to the inner side of the crown I0.

It will, of course, be understood that the attachment of the attachingband I8 to the band I4 and the crown I0 may be performed in a singleoperation which will simultaneously attach band 3 I8 to band I4 and tothe crown l0. This band structure and the method of applying the same tothe hat will provide a sweat band structure which will prevent thepassage of moisture or oils from the sweat band to the crown of the hatand thereby discolor the crown.

Referring to Figure 5 there is disclosed a modified form of thisinvention wherein the reed I6 is secured in the` folded lower edge, I5aof thev leather band la by means of stitching 23. The reverted orU-shaped fabric attaching of the leather band Ma and covers the stitches23 so that moisture or oils saturating the stitches 23 will be heldagainst flowing outwardly.

What is claimed is:

In a hat construction, a sWeatba-nd and mea-ns.y securing the bandwithin the crown of theV hat,A said sweat band comprising a leather bandtapering from an intermediate portion thereof to form a relatively sharpedge, andbeing foldeclnrtoforml a reverted portion, the sharp edge ofiwhich isjuxtaposed to a line on thev band at the start' of the taper, areedin the bight formed by the reverted portion, thermoplastic adhesivemea-ns se- I8a isv vulcanized or adhesively secured to the outer side 4curing said reed in position and securing the reverted portion to thebody of the band, an intermediate band of U-shape in cross section andterminating above said fold line, adhesive means securing saidintermediate band to said reverted portion, and adhesive means securingsaid intermediate band to the inner side of the crown of the hat.

PETER, J. XEROS.

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